Description
These no bake cookies with bananas and oats are quick, healthy, and made with wholesome ingredients you already have at home. Perfect for meal prep, kids’ lunchboxes, post-workout snacks, or guilt-free dessert cravings—without ever turning on the oven!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ripe medium-sized bananas
- 2 cups rolled oats (old-fashioned or quick oats)
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- ⅓ cup natural peanut butter (or any nut/seed butter)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Optional: ⅓ cup chocolate chips, dried cranberries, chopped nuts, or shredded coconut
Instructions
- Prepare Workspace – Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- Mash Bananas – In a mixing bowl, mash bananas until smooth.
- Mix Wet Ingredients – Stir in peanut butter, honey/maple syrup, and vanilla until creamy.
- Add Dry Ingredients – Mix in oats, cinnamon, and salt. Stir until well combined.
- Add Mix-ins – Fold in chocolate chips or other optional ingredients.
- Shape Cookies – Scoop and flatten cookies onto the prepared tray (about ½ inch thick).
- Chill – Refrigerate for 30–60 minutes until set.
Notes
- Use ripe bananas with brown spots for maximum sweetness.
- Reduce sweetener if bananas are very ripe.
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- For a vegan version, use maple syrup and dairy-free chocolate.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg